Did Trump unleash an economic miracle, or take credit for Obama's work?
These trends didn’t begin with Trump’s election. This is what the unemployment rate has looked like since 2012. If you can detect a sharp break between the Obama and Trump economies, you’ve got a keener eye than I do:
https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/vUSyuljM-Zu7JbAUZgjCOp-Y5os=/0x0:1080x966/920x0/filters:focal(0x0:1080x966):format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/12321711/Artboard_2_copy.jpg
Looking at job growth yields a similar picture. Depending on which period you’re talking about, you can argue that job growth since Trump was elected has been a bit slower or a bit faster than in the years preceding him, but it’s all clearly within the same trend.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/8/24/17759940/donald-trump-economy-jobs-growth-obama
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